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Thomas Przybylowski is Senior Counsel at Wilkinson Law LLC and a business litigation attorney representing business owners and companies in New Jersey and New York. His work includes contract disputes, commercial litigation, securities litigation, and other complex business disputes. He helps clients understand their legal position and protect their business interests, whether the next step is negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.
Title: Senior Counsel
Practice: Business Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Clients: Business owners and companies
Jurisdictions: New Jersey and New York
Office Locations: Edison, NJ and New York, NY
Admissions: New Jersey; New York; U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Phone: (732) 410-7595
A business dispute can start with something as simple as a disagreement over what a contract requires. It can also arrive more abruptly, through a demand letter or lawsuit. Tom works with business owners and companies in New Jersey and New York that need to understand what the dispute means for the business before deciding how to respond.
Many of the matters he handles involve contract disputes or other forms of commercial litigation. Sometimes the issue is an alleged breach of contract. In other cases, the parties may agree on what happened but disagree about what the agreement actually required. A dispute can also grow out of a business relationship that has broken down over time.
These cases are rarely limited to one document. Emails may change the context. Financial records can affect how a claim is evaluated. The history between the parties may matter as well, especially when the business owner would prefer to preserve the relationship if a workable resolution is still possible.
Tom's litigation background is especially useful in complex business disputes where the facts are spread across a large record or the legal issues require careful analysis. He helps clients understand the strength of a legal claim, the risks of the litigation process, and what a realistic path forward may look like.
That path does not always lead straight to court. Some disputes can be resolved through negotiation. Others may be better suited for mediation, while an agreement may require arbitration. If litigation becomes necessary, Tom works with the client through the case in the appropriate state or federal court.
Business disputes rarely stay confined to one part of a company. They can affect financing, growth plans, day-to-day operations, or even a future sale. Wilkinson Law works with business owners across each of those stages:
Thomas’s work is concentrated primarily on Protect Your Business, where he helps owners assess disputes, manage litigation risk, and decide how to move forward when a legal problem begins affecting the company.
A business owner does not always need to wait until a lawsuit has been filed before speaking with a business litigation attorney. Tom often becomes involved when a dispute has reached the point where the business needs to understand its legal position and decide how far the matter should go.
Tom may help when:
A customer, vendor, consultant, employee, business partner, or other party is not doing what an agreement requires.
The parties disagree about whether a breach of contract occurred or what a contractual obligation actually means.
The business receives a demand letter, legal claim, complaint, or notice that a lawsuit may be filed.
A business dispute is beginning to affect an important commercial relationship, and the owner wants to understand whether the relationship can still be preserved.
Negotiation has stalled and the business needs to consider mediation, arbitration, or litigation as the next step.
A commercial dispute involves a large volume of records or financial information that must be reviewed before the business can assess its position.
The matter involves securities litigation, investment activity, or regulatory issues that make the dispute more complex.
The business is facing a claim and needs to understand its potential exposure before responding or making a settlement decision.
The owner is considering legal action and wants to know whether the facts support a claim before starting the litigation process.
A dispute has already moved into litigation and the business needs counsel to help protect its interests as the case develops.
The right response depends on what has happened, what the agreement says, and what the business is trying to accomplish. Tom helps clients work through those questions so they can make a decision based on the facts of the dispute rather than reacting to the pressure surrounding it.
The circumstances that bring a business owner to Tom can vary, but the legal work usually falls into a more defined set of disputes. His litigation practice includes contract and commercial matters, along with securities-related disputes and other complex litigation that may require substantial factual or legal analysis.
A contract dispute may begin when one party believes the other has failed to do what an agreement requires. In other cases, the disagreement is over the meaning of the contract itself.
Tom helps clients evaluate alleged breaches of contract and the obligations created by an agreement. He can also help a business assess the other party's position before deciding whether negotiation is still practical or whether legal action should be considered.
Some agreements require mediation or arbitration before a dispute can be litigated in court. The contract may also affect where a claim can be filed and what remedies are available. Those provisions can shape the way a business approaches the dispute from the beginning.
Commercial litigation covers disputes that arise out of business relationships and business transactions. A disagreement may involve another company or an owner. It may also involve a customer, vendor, or another commercial counterparty.
As a business litigation attorney, Tom works through the underlying facts to determine the business's legal position and what the dispute may require. That can mean responding to a lawsuit, pursuing a legal claim, or working toward a resolution before the matter reaches trial.
Commercial litigation cases often involve more than the event that first caused the disagreement. The parties may have years of communications or financial records that affect how the claim is understood. Tom's background in complex litigation is useful when that larger record needs to be organized and evaluated before the business decides how to proceed.
Tom also brings a substantial background in securities litigation and disputes involving financial matters. Earlier in his career, he represented institutional and retail investors in securities fraud litigation at Pomerantz LLP.
At Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, his litigation work included matters involving investment managers and private equity firms. He also worked with publicly traded and privately held companies in commercial disputes and regulatory matters.
That experience gives Tom a useful foundation for business litigation involving securities issues or financial transactions where the legal questions cannot be separated easily from the underlying records.
A business dispute does not always need to be resolved through a trial. Mediation may give the parties an opportunity to negotiate a resolution with the assistance of a neutral mediator.
Arbitration works differently and may be required by the parties' agreement. When a dispute is subject to arbitration, Tom can help the client understand what the agreement requires and how that process affects the business's options.
The appropriate form of alternative dispute resolution depends on the contract and the posture of the dispute. It also depends on what the business is trying to accomplish before committing additional time or resources to the litigation process.
Some business disputes are difficult because the legal issues overlap with regulatory questions. Others become complex because the relevant facts are spread across a large record or involve detailed financial information.
Tom has worked on regulatory matters in private practice and served as a legal extern with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement. His experience also includes complex commercial litigation in state and federal matters.
For a business facing that kind of dispute, the first task is often to determine which facts actually matter and how they affect the legal claim. Tom works with clients to make that assessment before deciding what litigation strategy or potential resolution fits the circumstances.
Tom's background includes complex commercial litigation and securities litigation in private practice, along with experience in federal enforcement and the federal courts. His work has involved public companies, private investment firms, institutional investors, and litigation matters built around extensive financial or documentary records.
At Pomerantz LLP, Tom represented institutional and retail investors in securities fraud class actions in U.S. federal courts and international matters. His work included drafting complaints and motions, managing discovery, participating in depositions, appearing in court, and presenting oral argument in federal court.
At Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Tom represented publicly traded and privately held companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, and investment managers. His litigation work included commercial and contract disputes, securities matters, regulatory investigations, arbitration, employment disputes, antitrust issues, bankruptcy-related matters, and white-collar matters.
Tom served as a legal extern in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, Complex Financial Instruments Unit. That role gave him experience within the federal agency responsible for enforcing the federal securities laws, with a focus on matters involving complex financial instruments.
Tom also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. His later private-practice work included litigation in federal court, giving him experience with complex matters from both the judicial and advocate sides of the litigation process.
That background is particularly relevant when a business dispute involves a substantial factual record, securities issues, a federal district court case, or regulatory questions that make the litigation more complicated.
Tom takes a practical approach to business disputes, starting with the client's objective and the facts that will shape the available options.
Understand what the business owner wants to accomplish.
Review the agreement, communications, and other records that matter to the dispute.
Identify deadlines or contractual requirements that may affect the next step.
Assess the client's legal position and potential exposure.
Consider whether negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation is appropriate.
Explain the options clearly so the client can make an informed decision.
As the matter develops, Tom keeps the legal strategy connected to the client's business interests and communicates what is happening and what may need to happen next.
Tom is admitted to practice in both New Jersey and New York, giving him experience with business litigation matters that may involve either state. His federal admissions also cover the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and two federal district courts in New York.
His current admissions include:
New Jersey
New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
For a business owner, the proper court can become an important issue when a commercial dispute crosses state lines or involves parties in different jurisdictions. The governing agreement may also affect where a lawsuit can be filed.
As a business litigation attorney, Tom helps clients understand those jurisdictional questions as part of the broader litigation strategy. His background in state and federal litigation is especially relevant when a commercial litigation matter may need to be brought or defended in New Jersey or New York.
Tom is admitted to practice in:
New Jersey
New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., Notes Editor, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
Lafayette College
B.A., English and Philosophy
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Securities Litigation, 2020-2026
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